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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | WBEZ | One stage. Five minutes. How does a local band prep for a big Lollapalooza moment? | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/07/28/lollapalooza-chicago-made-free-joel-band-comic | In the same way that our methods of music discovery continue to evolve, so do the ways musicians work to be discovered. Ahead of this year’s Lollapalooza, WBEZ contributor and illustrative journalist Eda Uzunlar asked members of the Chicago-based rock-and-roll band **Free Joel** how they’re planning to use their five … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | WBEZ | Rogers Park’s historic 400 Theater set to reopen this week with new owner, cheap tickets | https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/07/28/400-theater-reopening-rogers-park-jordan-stancil | Jordan Stancil, the new owner of Chicago’s 400 Theater in Rogers Park, was raised in the movie business. His great-grandfather started a small empire of theaters in northern Michigan. As a teenager growing up in Grayling, Michigan, Stancil made popcorn and took tickets at The Rialto, which was then the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Did tornadoes touch down in Monday storms? NWS reports ‘several probable paths' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/did-tornadoes-touch-down-in-monday-storms-nws-reports-several-probable-paths/3967093/ | The National Weather Service will have crews assessing what exactly happened across the Chicago area as severe storms led to "swaths of extensive" damage Monday. According to the NWS, Monday's severe thunderstorms resulted in "several probable tornado paths" along with "significant" straight line wind damage, large hail and flash flooding. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | NBC Local | ComEd warns of extended outages as storm season becomes ‘more destructive' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/comed-warns-of-extended-outages-amid-a-level-of-storms/3967121/ | ComEd warned customers Tuesday that its cleanup efforts may take time as the company grapples with a severe weather season that has well surpassed what has been seen in recent years. "We know many customers who remain without power following Monday’s storms are frustrated - and we get it," the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | New CTA campaign aims to deter violent crime on buses, trains | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cta-campaign-deter-violent-crime-buses-trains | #### The Brief * * More than 7,000 signs will be installed across CTA buses and trains warning that violent crimes on public transit will be prosecuted and that authorities will seek pretrial detention. * The campaign is a partnership between the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and the Chicago … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: More than 200K still without power after Monday's storms | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/sunny-skies-cooler-air-chicagoland | ![Sunny skies, cooler air bring a picture-perfect day to Chicagoland][1] ![Sunny skies, cooler air bring a picture-perfect day to Chicagoland][1] #### [ Sunny skies, cooler air bring a picture-perfect day to Chicagoland ][2] Kaitlin Cody has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Mostly sunny skies and highs … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Extreme heat blamed for 7 deaths in Cook County this year, the most in more than a decade | https://chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026/07/28/extreme-heat-wave-death-chicago-cook-county-stroke-exposure-elderly-medical-examiner-coroner | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] David P. Sopys’ family grew worried after he missed their Fourth of July barbecue. Sopys, 46, lived on and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rogers Park’s historic 400 Theater set to reopen this week with new owner, cheap tickets | https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2026/07/28/400-theater-reopening-rogers-park-jordan-stancil | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][33] * [ Facebook ][34] * [ Bluesky ][35] * [ Email ][36] * [ Reddit ][37] * [ Flipboard ][38] Jordan Stancil, the new owner of Chicago’s 400 Theater in Rogers Park, was raised in the movie business. His … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago’s mayoral campaign revs up as circulation of nominating petitions starts | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/07/28/chicagos-mayoral-campaign-circulation-nominating-petitions-johnson-giannoulias-quigley-mendoza-pappas-brewer | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection petitions will hit the streets Tuesday — the first day to start gathering the 12,500 … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Wife's dream trip wouldn't include her grumpy husband | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/07/28/dearabby-today-dear-abby-wifes-dream-trip-wouldnt-include-her-grumpy-husband | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] **DEAR ABBY:** I have just retired and want to spend the summer taking a long road trip from Florida … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Many Americans are paying for data centers. They shouldn't have to. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/28/data-centers-states-electricity-tax-break-artificial-intelligence-ben-jealous | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Pull up your electric bill. Somewhere in that number, you are paying for a building you will never enter. … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Thousands still without power across Illinois, Northwest Indiana after storms on Monday | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-northwest-indiana-power-outages-storms-monday/ | Thousands of people were still in the dark Tuesday morning after [ two rounds of storms swept through the area ][1] the day before. Severe storms prompted [ tornado and thunderstorm warnings ][2] across Illinois and Northwest Indiana. According to ComEd, more than 530,000 customers lost power, and crews worked … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Contractor remains missing after being trapped in Downers Grove sewer; 1 rescued | https://abc7chicago.com/post/contractor-remains-missing-being-trapped-downers-grove-sewer-curtiss-street-1-rescued/19589736/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The search for a contractor who went missing in Downers Grove at a sewer construction site during the storms is now considered a recovery mission. One contractor has been rescued, but another remained missing Tuesday morning. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Body of woman recovered after car crashes into Tinley Park pond | https://abc7chicago.com/post/body-woman-recovered-car-crashes-tinley-park-pond-vollmer-road-odyssey-boulevard/19589899/ | TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- The body of a 30-year-old woman was recovered after a car crashed into a Tinley Park pond Monday. Village of Tinley Park officials said the crash happened at Vollmer Road and Odyssey Boulevard. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Netanyahu and Zelenskyy to push their agendas at White House meetings with Trump | https://abc7chicago.com/story/netanyahu-zelenskyy-push-agendas-white-house-meetings-trump/19589959/ | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be angling for President Donald Trump's ear as both wartime leaders are set to meet with Trump at the White House Tuesday amid global conflict in the [ Middle East ][13] and [ Ukraine ][14] . Zelenskyy and Netanyahu … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago area cleaning up after heavy damage from storms that spawned tornado warnings | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-area-cleaning-heavy-damage-storms-spawned-tornado-warnings-nws-teams-survey/19589647/ | HAZEL CREST, Ill. (WLS) -- Two teams from the National Weather Service will be out in the Chicago area Tuesday morning surveying damage from Monday's storms. One of the survey teams will be in DuPage County around Downers Grove and Glen Ellyn. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | CWB Chicago | 3 charged after cops interrupt Flock camera theft spree in Lisle, prosecutors say | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/3-charged-after-cops-interrupt-flock-camera-theft-spree-in-lisle-prosecutors-say.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-charged-after-cops-interrupt-flock-camera-theft-spree-in-lisle-prosecutors-say | ![][1] _Clockwise from top: Anthony Pareigis, Thomas Yano, and Jaco Steichmann. At right, a Flock automated license plate reader. (DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Flock Safety)_ Three suburban men were allegedly caught using power drills to rip automated license plate reader cameras off their poles after cops stumbled onto one … |
| View Article | 5 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued | https://abc7.com/post/magnitude-71-earthquake-shakes-part-southern-japan-tsunami-advisory-issued/19589284/ | TOKYO -- An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake occurred at the depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface, JMA said. … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/07/28/horoscopes-today-tuesday-july-28-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions until 9:15 p.m. After that, the … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | July 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Strong winds damage row of townhomes, displace some residents in Hazel Crest, Illinois | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/strong-winds-damage-townhomes-displace-residents-hazel-crest/ | High-speed winds ripped through a row of townhomes in the southwest suburbs on Monday, leaving dozens of people displaced and many others in the area still without power. Residents were seen clearing out their homes for hours. Different parts of the buildings were torn apart—some of the homes have become … |